Preston Heights, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,546, Rural population: 0)

Preston Heights, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 955 (896 occupied: 602 owner occupied, 294 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

Housing density: 639 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $657 (lower quartile is $584, upper quartile is $807)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $685

Median gross rent in Preston Heights, IL in 2007: $785

Housing units in Preston Heights with a mortgage: 406 (74 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Preston Heights,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,628 (it was $91,500 in 2000)

Preston Heights:	$146,628
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,462 - $232,141

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $176,683
Here: $176,683
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $130,836
Here: $130,836
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $149,979
Here: $149,979
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $17,791
Here: $17,791
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,546

In family households: 2,257 (446 male householders, 207 female householders)
445 spouses, 912 children (837 natural, 23 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 155 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 35 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 289 (115 male householders (77 living alone)), 120 female householders (108 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 238 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 185 1-person, 47 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

369 married couples with children.
301 single-parent households (41 men, 260 women).

94.2% of residents of Preston Heights speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 90 (3.5%)
(42.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Preston Heights, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 175 6 rooms: 162 7 rooms: 79 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston Heights, Illinois:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 115 5 rooms: 64 6 rooms: 35 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 22
1980 to 1989: 54
1970 to 1979: 174
1960 to 1969: 335
1950 to 1959: 259
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 56

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Preston Heights:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 165 3 bedrooms: 307 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston Heights:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 71 2 bedrooms: 132 3 bedrooms: 73 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Preston Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 191 2 vehicles: 271 3 vehicles: 90 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Preston Heights in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 199 2 vehicles: 69 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Preston Heights, IL:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 18
$70,000 to $79,999: 16
$80,000 to $89,999: 32
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 98
$125,000 to $149,999: 72
$150,000 to $174,999: 50
$175,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 to $249,999: 125
$250,000 to $299,999: 54
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Preston Heights rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Preston Heights:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 42
$600 to $649: 40
$650 to $699: 63
$700 to $749: 32
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 24
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 19 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 20

Preston Heights, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.1%
Number of people working at home: 18 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 9
5 to 9 minutes: 96
10 to 14 minutes: 199
15 to 19 minutes: 159
20 to 24 minutes: 199
25 to 29 minutes: 52
30 to 34 minutes: 116
35 to 39 minutes: 21
40 to 44 minutes: 8
45 to 59 minutes: 106
60 to 89 minutes: 91
90 or more minutes: 17

Preston Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 919 (84%)
Carpooled: 97 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 17 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
Railroad: 25 (2%)
Walked: 8 (1%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 18 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 59
$10,000 to $14,999: 64
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 81
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $44,999: 87
$45,000 to $49,999: 47
$50,000 to $59,999: 64
$60,000 to $74,999: 90
$75,000 to $99,999: 102
$100,000 to $124,999: 33
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1535

German: 147

Irish: 102

United States or American: 98

Italian: 90

Polish: 44

English: 27

Dutch: 25

Swedish: 20

French (except Basque): 18

Slovak: 15

Norwegian: 12

Northern European: 10

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Eastern European: 7

Arab:: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

Finnish: 6

Greek: 5

Czech: 5

Slovene: 5

British: 4

European: 4

Czechoslovakian: 4

Scotch-Irish: 4

Austrian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (74%)
Korea (8%)
Israel (8%)
Ghana (6%)
Other Caribbean (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1814
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 105
South: 455
West: 31

61% of Preston Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 49
High school graduate (or equivalency): 221
Less than 1 year of college: 56
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 139
Associate degree: 30
Bachelor's degree: 49
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 49
High school graduate (or equivalency): 312
Less than 1 year of college: 76
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 139
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 68
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 23.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,476
Black householders: $40,232
Some other race householders: $45,794
Two or more races householders: $38,986
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,461

Preston Heights household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Preston Heights household income for Black householders

Preston Heights household income for Some other race householders

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Preston Heights household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Preston Heights marital status for males

Preston Heights marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,011
Black or African American householders: $146,628
Some other race householders: $212,010
Two or more races householders: $300,468
Hispanic or Latino householders: $176,915

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 668
One, attached: 33
Two: 18
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 24
10 to 19: 128
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 64

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,695

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Preston Heights:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (50%) Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	7.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	4.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Here:	17.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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